Floods, heavy rainfall disrupt normal life across India

Heavy rains continue to lash different parts of India. At least 29 people lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand due to intense rainfall, floods and landslides. (PTI)

The India Meteorological Department has predicted that heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Himachal till August 28. Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat will also experience heavy downpour over the next two days. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Delhi, meanwhile, has seen a deficit in rainfall so far this monsoon season, having recorded 292.4 mm of rainfall from June 1 onwards, around 22% short of the ‘normal’ of 375.2 mm. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Amid intense rainfall, river Ganga was flooded in Patna, Bihar. (PTI)

In Uttar Pradesh, too, the levels of Ganga and Yamuna rose after rainfall. Commuters had to wade through flood waters on the banks of Sangam in Prayagraj. (PTI)

Commuters wade through a waterlogged street in Chaibasa, West Bengal, following an intense spell of rainfall. (PTI)

In Uttarakhand, a series of cloudbursts hit different parts the state on Saturday, killing at least four people. Pictured here is the Song river in Dehradun. (PTI)

Visitors look at the Tawi river in Jammu, swollen because of the monsoon rains. (PTI)